QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:

PQ.1995.016.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC3871

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Friendship Handkerchief

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Handkerchief Friendship

How wide is the quilt?

85.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

95.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Marjorie Wommack Johnson

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1994

When was the quilt finished?

1995

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 12.5" x 12.5" Dim/Sash: 2.5" Dim/Border1: 6" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend; Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton/poly

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

hearts on sashing, rose on borders

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 30 blocks set straight, each is a handkerchief with a friendship signature Other Sash: pink Other Border1: pink, same as sash Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine,straight, quilter-made, cotton, pink/white print Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: handkerchiefs Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: hand, machine, whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand, machine embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread: single cotton/poly Quilting Designs Used: grid on background, hearts on sashing, rose on borders ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: whole white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Marjorie

Quilted by:

Johnson, Marjorie

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This quilt was made to commemorate the people of the Aurora Pres. Hosp. Ass'n. The 30 friendship blocks, each signed in embroidery, are made from mostly floral handkerchiefs appliqued onto off-white cotton fabric. The blocks are sashed, bordered and bound with a pink/white/lavender print cotton fabric. The blocks feature both hand- and machine-applique, and hand- and machine-embroidery, including over 5,000 French Knots. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Marjorie B. Johnson of Aurora, CO, on behalf of the Aurora Presbyterian Hospital Auxiliary Group. Ownership/History: Made by Marjorie Betty Johnson to celebrate the people of the Aurora Presbyterian Hospital Assocation. LocMade:

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Golden

Quilt owner's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum